2005 FORD F-450 SD Complaints

FORD F 450 DIESEL FUEL TANK IS DELAMINATING CAUSING THE TRUCK TO STALL CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE ROAD. FROM RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. APPARENTLY FORD IS IGNORING THE PROBLEM AND SHIFTING THE BLAME TO FUEL. MY CHEVY NOR MY FATHERS DODGE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-450. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE EXPELLED EXCESSIVE WHITE SMOKE FROM THE TAIL PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ENGINE IN WHICH THERE WERE FOUR REPLACEMENTS OF THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION COOLER AND THE TURBO DRAIN TUBE. IN ADDITION, THE INTAKE GASKETS, HIGH PRESSURE OIL PUMP, AND FUEL INJECTOR CONTROL MODULE WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE OTHER ENGINE RELATED COMPONENTS REPLACED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE FAILURES WOULD OCCUR AT AN ESTIMATION BETWEEN EVERY 7,500 -12,000 MILES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,845 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I BROUGHT MY COMPANIES 2005 FORD F450 SUPER DUTY TO THE DEALER FOR OIL LEAKS & RUNNING POORLY . THE FUEL TANK HAS DELAMINATED & THEY WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-450. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH UP AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE HE NOTICED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50300. UPDATED 01/1410 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRUCK WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE FUEL TANK AND OTHER COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 01/20/10. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 FORD F-450 THAT WAS LOOSING POWER GOING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAD JUST REPLACED THE FUEL FILTERS ABOUT TWO THOUSAND MILES BEFORE. WHEN I REMOVED THE FRAME MOUNTED FUEL FILTER IT WAS FULL OF SILVER METAL FLAKES. I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER AT FORD AND WAS TOLD IT WAS DELAMINATION OF THE FUEL TANK. OF COURSE MY THREE YEAR / THIRTY SIX THOUSAND WAS OUT . THE ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ON MY MOTOR COVERED EVERYTHING BUT THE FUEL LINES AND FUEL TANK. I THINK THIS IS BULL AND FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. BY THE WAY I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM. MY TRUCK HAS FIFTY EIGHT THOUSAND MILES ON IT . FORD TOLD ME IT WAS COSTING ME ABOUT ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX IT. TO ME ITS JUST GOING TO BE A TEMPORARY FIX FROM WHAT I CAN TELL FROM ALL THE COMPLAINTS.

THE LINING OF THE FUEL TANK IS FLAKING OFF INTO MY FUEL LINES. THIS CONDITION HAS CAUSED MAJOR HESITATION AND LACK OF POWER. NEED FURTHER INVESTIGATION TO KNOW THE EXTENT OF DAMAGES. *TR

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SLUGGISHNESS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL FILTER WAS DIRTY. SERVICE PERSON REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER AND NOW THE TRUCK WON'T RUN AT ALL. I AM INFORMED THAT THERE IS FUEL CONTAMINATION. TOWED THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER REPAIR STATION AND I AM INFORMED THAT THE LINING OF THE FUEL TANK IS PEELING OFF AND THE PEELING MATERIAL IS NOW CLOGGING THE FUEL PUMP AND INJECTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F450. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. HE EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK HAD COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND SERVICED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F450. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO FILL THE GAS TANK, ALL OF THE FUEL BEGAN TO COME OUT OF THE TOP OF THE TANK. HE EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD COLLAPSED AND SLIT AT THE SEAM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,119. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF THE CARBON CANISTER WAS MOUNTER BETWEEN FRAME RAILS AND DIRT AND DEBRIS BECAME TRAPPED INSIDE. UPDATED 09/18/08. *JB

I OWN SEVEN 2004 AND 2005 FORD F-550 AND F-450 TRUCKS WITH DIESEL ENGINES THAT I USE FOR MY BUSINESS. EVERYONE OF THESE VEHICLES HAS BROKEN DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE SAME PROBLEM-LEAKING HEAD GASKETS. HERE IS A LIST OF THE MILEAGES THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED: VEHICLE #1 - 96,914 & 100,023 VEHICLE #2 - 114,963 VEHICLE #3 - 106,884 VEHICLE #4 - 69,620 & 109,635 VEHICLE #5 - 69,497 VEHICLE #6 - 58,537 & 81,433 VEHICLE #7 - 89,146 & 90,000 & 147,571 THE FORD DEALERSHIPS THAT HAVE REPAIRED MY VEHICLES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DIESEL ENGINES IN THESE MODEL YEARS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF REPAIRS THEY HAVE PERFORMED. NOT ONLY MINE BUT MANY OTHERS. BUT FORD MOTOR COMPANY DENIES THAT THERE ARE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ENGINES. OBVIOUSLY FORD IS TRYING TO HIDE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. *TR